One of the reasons why WordPress is so awesome is because it makes building powerful websites pretty easy. Pick a theme, add some content, hit Publish and there you have it. Lack of technical know-how is no longer a barrier, and the array of shiny, sexy themes that are available along with the inexpensivenss of [...]

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I teach people on a daily basis how to use WordPress, from the ground up. A few face-smackingly simple issues come up time and again. 1) Pasting from Word will make your posts look funky Anytime you copy and paste directly into the WordPress editor, from Microsoft Word, another website, or any other outside source, [...]

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WordPress makes most things easy but, sometimes the in-built editor just won’t comply, especially if you’re trying to do something like align pictures next to each other in the same row, perhaps place 2 videos next to each other, or various other things that seem like they should be simple, but are maddening to attempt. [...]

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The other day a friend asked me about styling the various parts of the Thesis comments display and when trusty Google didn’t come up with a fast answer, I was forced to delve into some CSS with the aid of Firebug to determine the solution. If you use the Thesis theme, on your homepage you [...]

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In recent days a significant WordPress security threat has emerged. The root of it is the ability for unsavory types to compromise a very common image resizing script called TimThumb which is used in many WordPress themes and plugins. Through a security flaw, hackers can find a way into your site and cause havoc. Or, [...]

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